1984–85 miners' strike

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:center
gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:cause proposed closure of coal mines
gptkbp:consequence increased government control over unions
legislation restricting strikes in the UK
long-term decline of mining communities
gptkbp:endDate 1985-03-03
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1984–85 miners' strike
gptkbp:impact major social and political impact in the UK
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:mediaCoverage extensive national and international coverage
gptkbp:notableParticipant gptkb:Ian_MacGregor
gptkb:Arthur_Scargill
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Margaret_Thatcher
gptkb:National_Coal_Board
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:National_Union_of_Mineworkers
gptkbp:participants over 142,000 miners
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Thatcherism
gptkb:British_Labour_movement
UK coal industry
UK trade union history
police tactics in the UK
working-class communities in the UK
gptkbp:result pit closures
defeat of the strike
decline of coal mining industry in the UK
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Orgreave
gptkbp:startDate 1984-03-06
gptkbp:topic coal mining
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arthur_Scargill
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6